diff --git a/src/data/blob.ts b/src/data/blob.ts
index 08c394ac74..c0aa66ee73 100644
--- a/src/data/blob.ts
+++ b/src/data/blob.ts
@@ -134,18 +134,21 @@ export const loadSceneOrLibraryFromBlob = async (
   try {
     const data = JSON.parse(contents);
     if (isValidExcalidrawData(data)) {
-      const excaldrawElements = data.elements || [];
       return {
         type: MIME_TYPES.excalidraw,
         data: restore(
           {
-            elements: clearElementsForExport(excaldrawElements),
+            elements: clearElementsForExport(data.elements || []),
             appState: {
               theme: localAppState?.theme,
               fileHandle: fileHandle || blob.handle || null,
               ...cleanAppStateForExport(data.appState || {}),
               ...(localAppState
-                ? calculateScrollCenter(excaldrawElements, localAppState, null)
+                ? calculateScrollCenter(
+                    data.elements || [],
+                    localAppState,
+                    null,
+                  )
                 : {}),
             },
             files: data.files,
diff --git a/src/data/restore.ts b/src/data/restore.ts
index 2c3fc8bb6d..960b43d30c 100644
--- a/src/data/restore.ts
+++ b/src/data/restore.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const getFontFamilyByName = (fontFamilyName: string): FontFamilyValues => {
   return DEFAULT_FONT_FAMILY;
 };
 
-export const restoreElementWithProperties = <
+const restoreElementWithProperties = <
   T extends Required<Omit<ExcalidrawElement, "customData">> & {
     customData?: ExcalidrawElement["customData"];
     /** @deprecated */
diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx b/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
index dab0eda038..860437f3c1 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
@@ -322,9 +322,8 @@ const ExcalidrawWrapper = () => {
             });
         }
       } else {
-        const sceneElements = data.scene.elements;
         const fileIds =
-          sceneElements?.reduce((acc, element) => {
+          data.scene.elements?.reduce((acc, element) => {
             if (isInitializedImageElement(element)) {
               return acc.concat(element.fileId);
             }
diff --git a/src/packages/excalidraw/example/App.tsx b/src/packages/excalidraw/example/App.tsx
index 72cf08a25f..3399b5caf0 100644
--- a/src/packages/excalidraw/example/App.tsx
+++ b/src/packages/excalidraw/example/App.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ import { ImportedLibraryData } from "../../../data/types";
 import CustomFooter from "./CustomFooter";
 import MobileFooter from "./MobileFooter";
 import { KEYS } from "../../../keys";
-import { convertToExcalidrawElements } from "../../../data/transform";
+import {
+  convertToExcalidrawElements,
+  ExcalidrawProgrammaticAPI,
+} from "../../../data/transform";
 
 declare global {
   interface Window {
@@ -143,8 +146,9 @@ export default function App({ appTitle, useCustom, customArgs }: AppProps) {
         //@ts-ignore
         initialStatePromiseRef.current.promise.resolve({
           ...initialData,
-          //@ts-ignore
-          elements: convertToExcalidrawElements(initialData.elements),
+          elements: convertToExcalidrawElements(
+            initialData.elements as ExcalidrawProgrammaticAPI["elements"],
+          ),
         });
         excalidrawAPI.addFiles(imagesArray);
       };
diff --git a/src/packages/excalidraw/example/initialData.js b/src/packages/excalidraw/example/initialData.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/packages/excalidraw/example/initialData.js
rename to src/packages/excalidraw/example/initialData.tsx